California-Mediterranean Fusion Garden

The entertainment space in this Mediterranean-California fusion garden in San Jose, California, includes a fire pit and dining area. Creeping thyme grows in the seams between the concrete slabs creating the patio surface.California native plants and Mediterranean plants blend well together.Potted succulents dress up a utility cart. The pot on the left holds a huckleberry and a blueberry which naturally bonzai themselves. Hydrangea is in the foreground.A variety of salad greens in a raised bed.Pacific Coast Hybrid iris and Candytuft.Potted Lacecap Hydrangea and a jade bonzai.These roses have been deep watered since they were planted and have adapted to an infrequent, deep watering schedule.Left to right – Salvia clevelandii, Nandina ‘Gulf Stream,’ and Hopseed Bush ‘Saratoga.’Hardy Geranium, and Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft), as ground cover. Rosa ‘Iceberg’ and Hardenbergia vine soften the concrete hardscape.